Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-09-09
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CITY AND VICINITY.


There are 30 cases on the jury calendar
for the September term of Chittenden
County Court
The frame work of the Lake Champlain
yacht club house is well under way and it
will soon be enclosed.
Work was begun Tuesday on the foun-
cation for Mr.. s. Huntington's new store
at the corner of College and Church
streets.
Mr. Heman w. Allen has just broken
ground for "A fine new residence on the
north side of Main street next east of DR..
Grinnell's home.
Mr. l.. a. Walker was quite seriously
injured Saturday forenoon by being
jammed by piece of tagging which he
was helping to handle.
The Knights of Labor of Barh and
Montpelier had an excursion to this city
and Providence island Tuesday which
numbered bout 1870 persons.
1t is announced that the trustees of the
new school for girls at Rock Point have
decided to adopt the Ruttan-Smead sys-
TEN of heating and ventilation for that
structure.
Arrangements are being made for the
annual parade and inspection of the fire
department the latter part of this month,
and some of the 1iremen are anxious to
have muster at that time.
The steamer Vermont yesterday carried
about POO knights of Labor from Platts-
burgh to Port Henry, the workingmen
taking this way to celebrate their new
holiday, Labor day.
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Yacht club last evening c.. O. Meacham
and George A. Crossman of Brandon and
Rev. J. c. Klmball of Hartford. Conn,
were elected members.
The basement walls of the new How
ard Relief building OH the corner of Pearl
and Clarke streets are completed and the
water table i. being laid. The brick
work will be begun at once.
Horsemen are gratfied ov er the fine list
of horses entered for the races at the State
fair and 1t is the opinion of those compe
tent to judge That the programme will in
clude some of he finest contests ever seen
on Howard Park track.
The Champaign Transportation com.
pany's annual excursion to New York and
return will take place Tuesday and We'd
good to return TO and including Septem-
Der - price l. -.
Alderman Mckillip and J. j. Flynn
have sold their remaining interest IN the
Thompson block a portion of which they
recently disposed of to W. b Craven, to
Mrs f.. NJ. Sutton, the consideration be-
ing $4,000.
AT a meeting Of the directors of the
Vermont Investment aud Guarantee com
pany, held ADJUST 20 at Orwell, Hon. b.
b. Smalley was elected director to fill
the vacancy caused by the death Of Mr..
Thomas a. Hammond.
Manager Smith Tuesday received a
telegram from the Rutland nine Offering
to come to Burlington for 50 per cent OF
what they had been receiving at Rutland.
As this was about $1,000 "A month the in
ducement was not at all flattering
one of our local officers is positive that
he saw and talked with McNeally, the de
faultn. Saco bank CLERK Friday, but
unfortunately for him he did not know
him at the time. The suspected young
man went north on the $40 train.
The Athletic lime received despatch
from st. Adams Friday morning ask
ing them not to go there to play the sec
ond nine of ST. Adams yesterday and they
will accordingly go there to-day for that
purpose leaving on the 1l:10 train.
The railroad company have been max
ing some improvements in their yards
here. They have torn down an old shed
just north of the depot aud put in new
track. This with other changes made
has increased the capacity of the yard by
about Is cars.
A strange young woman called at the
general delivery at the postof1ice Wednes
day, and without giving any particulars
as to her identity asked: Grandma told
me to ask you if Louisa got the money all
right" Very naturally she received
reply in the negative.
young man named Henry Mayo, who
is in the employ of Adsit & Bgelow, was
quite seriously injured because the brake
on the dump car used to unload boats
would not work The car containing 1850
pounds of coal passed over his leg, crush
ing the limb in terrible manner.
The Forest and Stream report of the
1887 meet of the American Canoe associa-
ton says that Bow and Arrow point
is the superior of all former sites as a
camping place, but that transporta-
ton facilities were defective The chances
are that the meet will be held there next
year, however.
1t is stated by those who should know
whereof they speak that the hrst days
races at the State fair will be among the
best of the week as number Of the colts
entered have remarkable records and it
need not be surprising if a 2:30 clip is
s'own by the winners in at least two of
the contests.
An act of cruelty to animals seldom
equalled was witnessed on the lower road
l." Winoosli the other q y, on the part of
two men who were brir -.ug a calf to mar
ket. The bovine wa hItched behind the
wagon with a ropa and rs it refused to
walk it was dragged aud whipped along
alternately until out Of sight.